Remote Work Revolution
Tsedal Neeley · 2021
Remote Work Revolution (2021) is a book by Tsedal Neeley on Remote Work & Distributed Teams. Harvard Business School professor Tsedal Neeley answers the practical questions of remote work, trust, tools, culture, and global teams, with research-backed tactics for individuals, managers, and leaders.
A Harvard Business School expert turns remote work from a pandemic scramble into a deliberate discipline anyone can master.
Two of the ideas you’ll keep
The Clif summary of Remote Work Revolution pulls out 7 insights. Here are the first two.
- Trust on remote teams isn't a slow-earned bond but a deliberate act: Neeley argues you must extend **swift trust** by assuming colleagues are competent and reliable from day one, then adjusting, rather than waiting for proximity to build confidence.
- Trust splits into two kinds, **cognitive trust** (belief in someone's competence and reliability) and **emotional trust** (bonds of care and connection). Remote teams tend to build cognitive trust naturally but must engineer moments for emotional trust deliberately.
The other 5 — and the full 11-minute summary — are in the app.
What’s inside: 8 chapters
The whole summary runs about 11 minutes, read or listened to.
- The Remote Work Reckoning
- Can I Trust People I Can't See?
- How Can I Use Digital Tools Productively?
- Am I Being Productive Working Remotely?
- How Do I Combat Isolation and Loneliness?
- How Do Global Teams Bridge Distance and Difference?
- How Should Leaders Reboot Their Teams?
- What Digital Tools Mean for the Future of Work
Finish Remote Work Revolution tonight.
Read or listen to the full summary in about 11 minutes, then keep the ideas with a minute of review a day. Start with the 2-minute quiz — no card required.
Close to Remote Work Revolution
-
Out of Office Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen A clear-eyed manifesto arguing that remote work is worthless unless we also dismantle the "always-on" culture, broken management… -
Lean In Sheryl Sandberg Landmark bestseller on women advancing in the workplace and claiming their seat at the table. -
A World Without Work Daniel Susskind The clearest case yet that automation's real threat isn't mass idleness overnight but a slow drought of well-paid work, and a… -
Bullshit Jobs David Graeber Provocatively dissects pointless modern jobs and pushes readers to question the meaning of their work. -
Co-Intelligence Ethan Mollick A Wharton professor's calm, practical field guide to working *with* AI right now, before the technology settles and while your… -
Encore Marc Freedman It reframes the years after 50 not as a wind-down toward retirement but as the launchpad for your most meaningful work yet.